EGU2016: Sea ice decline in the Arctic (PC7)

Press conference at the 2016 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), which took place in Vienna from 17 to 22 April 2016. Session details: http://media.egu.eu/press-conferences... (Credit: EGU)

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